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Had my second go on the Thruster 16m on Sunday morning. It was the best session I have had - I love this kite.
Skywalker 130cm TT
Embarrasingly still a beginner although first started kiting in 2004. In the past 18 months have been out a total of 3-5 times. Prior to that - every now and then.
Onshore winds in the low teens (knots)
Checked the one pump - all the cable ties intact.
One pump - sweet - saves a lot of time.
Self launching is easy and the conditions I have used it allow for it - plenty of space and a nice sandy beach.
Very stable - able to get my feet into my board straps easily and not worry about the kite.
Got up and started riding - was able to edge well and push out the bar when I was speeding up.
Could not do this before with my C kite and my old floaty beginners board - would speed up and lose control.
Was able to have my longest run ever - must have been either going up wind or just holding ground as the winds were onshore/slight cross shore.
Was able to water relaunch well most times but had difficulty water relaunching when the kite was directly downwind and leading edge down. Looking at the Eclipse website video last night I suspect I may have had the bar the wrong way. I think I may have done this as my reflex reaction would be have the lines so they are not crossed.
The wind had dropped at this time also.
I will practice this and also the self landing - I am not consistent with the self landing yet - forgot to unhook and was unable to land it neatly. Have done this neatly before.
This kite is built real tough - heaps of reinforcement in the high wear areas.
The wave design looks great and is actually stitched into the canopy.
Attention to detail in everything
The quick release on the bar is great - I have activated it and practised this - I feel confident that it will release quickly if I ever get into trouble. The release on the leash also works well - it will release easily only when you want it to.
This is a beginner friendly kite, I feel excited that I will be able to improve and eventually jump intentionally - just need to get out there and ride with it more often.


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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2010 – A 27-year-old New Jersey resident became the fourth patient to receive a hand transplant at UPMC. On Sept. 11, Jessica Arrigo received a unilateral, or single hand, transplant of her right hand and is being treated with the "Pittsburgh Protocol," an immune modulation therapy that aims to reduce the risks associated with toxic anti-rejection drugs.
"The goal of our program has always been to make hand transplants safer as a viable alternative to prosthetics. With each successful surgery, we are closer to that goal," said members of the surgical team. The first hand transplant at UPMC was performed in March 2009.
A team of surgeons, critical care specialists, transplant nurses and therapists has cared for Ms. Arrigo since the 12-hour surgery. She will soon begin daily occupational therapy at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute as her physicians monitor her closely for signs of rejection.
"All of our previous hand transplant recipients have been maintained on a low-dose of a single anti-rejection drug and have regained significant function and sensation in their transplanted hands. Thus far, Jessica is recovering well from surgery," said the surgeons.
Although other surgeons from around the world have performed hand transplants successfully, they have used a conventional protocol of multiple immunosuppressive medications to prevent rejection of the grafts, increasing the risk of diabetes, infections, hypertension and other disorders.
In contrast, surgeons at UPMC have implemented a two-phase protocol that involves initial antibody treatment followed by donor bone marrow cell therapy. The goal is not merely to suppress the immune system, but to change the way it functions. Under the protocol, Ms. Arrigo, who lost her hand five years ago, received antibodies to help overcome the initial overwhelming immune response. That will be followed by a bone marrow infusion from the hand donor within 15 days after the surgery. Hand transplant patients are treated with tacrolimus, a drug that was first used in liver transplants by UPMC's Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., more than two decades ago to prevent graft rejection.
UPMC, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) are funding the hand transplant study. Surgeons performed the first unilateral hand transplant at UPMC on March 14, 2009, the first bilateral hand transplant in the U.S. on May 4, 2009 and the second bilateral hand transplant on February 5, 2010.
UPMC is an $8 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. As western Pennsylvania's largest employer, with almost 50,000 employees, UPMC is transforming the economy of the region into one based on medicine, research, and technology. By integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities, and a major health insurance services division, and in collaboration with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopaedics, and sports medicine, among others. UPMC is commercializing its medical and technological expertise by nurturing new companies, developing strategic business relationships with some of the world's leading multinational corporations, and expanding into international markets, including Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Japan. For more information about UPMC, visit our website at www.UPMC.com.
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Music artist and co-founder of Keep a Child Alive Alicia Keys (L) and U2 lead singer and co-founder of ONE and (RED) Bono participate in a round-table discussion with others leaders on World AIDS Day at the Jack Morton Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University December 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. Focusing on "the beginning of the end of AIDS," the event was sponsored by HIV/AIDS awareness organizations The ONE Campaign and (RED). Speakers also included former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton (via satellite link), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rep. Barbara Lee (R-CA) and Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (via satellite from Tanzania).
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Cape Kidnappers sounds like a fictional place. In fact, it even looks like a fantasy! However, I can assure you that it's a real place and it's beautiful - even when the weather doesn't cooperate with you. I took a day trip to Cape Kidnappers as a shore excursion from the Azamara Quest during our call to Napier, New Zealand.
Napier is a nice little town that's famous for its UNESCO Heritage status, Art Deco architectural style and the famous tobacco building. It was rebuilt as such after a devastating earthquake in 1931. However, it's not the most interesting place and I'd been before. Luckily it's surrounded by some cool attractions, including Cape Kidnappers for adventure and Hawke's Bay for wine.
Cape Kidnappers is a very hilly, steep terrain cape that features some really steep climbs and hairpin turns, but as the driver says, "the bus knows the way". The rolling hills and coastline made for some beautiful views. The shore excursion was great even though the weather wasn't. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and funny, and the scenery is photogenic even in the rain.
Large seabirds call Australian Gannets live at the top, which is pretty cool. They were grouped together much like a penguin colony would have been in Antarctica, and smelled about the same - but that's to be expected!
Cape Kidnappers also has a very famous golf course but I sadly wasn't able to play during this visit. I actually had a few friends fly down to New Zealand in December and play-they loved it! It is ranked in the top 30 courses in the world. After a great excursion, the weather cleared up nicely for a beautiful sunset sail away. These things happen on vacation. There's an old saying in baseball, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains"…truth!
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Thomasville, N.C.- Coker's Eunice Nettles (8-9 overall, 4-0 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas softball Player of the Week during week number four in the 2008 season. Eunice Nettles led the Coker Lady Cobras Softball Team to a 2-3 record at the Catawba Softball Tournament over the weekend, while hitting an astounding .562 with nine hits, two home runs, five RBI and five runs scored. Nettles big games came in game one of the tournament against Shippensburg, where she hit two home runs with five RBI, including a two run bomb that ended the game in the sixth inning. Eunice was also a perfect 3-for-3 against the No. 2 ranked team in the country in Lock Haven University.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday named eight cardinals to a panel that will help advise him running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, or Curia. Seven non-Vatican officials were drawn from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America to give it geographical breadth.
Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Vatican city state administration that runs the actual functioning of the Vatican, including its profit-making museums. There has been much speculation that Bertello might take on a greater role in Francis' administration; he has been mentioned as a possible secretary of state.
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, the retired archbishop of Santiago, Chile. Like the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Errazuriz was a papal contender in the 2005 conclave, since he was then the president of the powerful Latin American Conference of Bishops. This time around, at age 79, he was dogged by allegations that he mishandled the case of a notorious sexually abusive priest.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Mumbai, India.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, Germany. Marx has been at the forefront in Germany of trying to turn the tide on clerical sex abuse; his archdiocese is part of a joint effort to create a center to teach priests and church personnel around the world the best practices to protect children and prevent them being abused.
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo.
Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, archbishop of Boston. O'Malley was considered a contender for the papacy in the last conclave, a Franciscan Capuchin monk so very much in the same spirituality as Francis. He was a leading voice of reform during the pre-conclave meetings. The 68-year-old O'Malley has spent his career as a bishop cleaning up dioceses shattered by child sex abuse.
Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia. Pell has also been a major proponent for reform, telling The Associated Press before the conclave: "It would be useful to have a pope who can pull the show together, lift the morale of the Curia, and strengthen a bit of the discipline there and effectively draw on all the energies and goodness of the great majority of the people in the Curia," Pell said.
Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Group coordinator). Maradiaga is currently head of Caritas International, the church's main charity organ. He is considered one of the few moderates left in the College of Cardinals and is known for his often blunt talk and off-record criticism of the curia.
Monsignor Marcello Semeraro, bishop of Albano. (Secretary).


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[AIM] London -The Australian mining company Triton Minerals, which holds the rights to three graphite deposits in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, on Thursday announced that it has reached its first binding agreement for the sale of its product.
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My dad is a fortunate man. After 14 NHL seasons and more than 1,000 career games (including playoffs), he still feels pretty physically decent for a 57-year-old gent.
Sure, his knees hurt after the multiple surgeries, his back is occasionally sore, but he's able to play golf with a little Motrin and that's something we're able to enjoy together. Other professional athletes are not so lucky after putting their bodies on the line so many times.
With long-term injuries and legacies in mind, the question almost every player has to ask himself at some point is "how long is too long?" How long can you keep pushing the envelope and come back for one more year?
Despite what you may think of certain athletes as people, it can be painful for fans to watch a legend push it too far (though the player became great by "pushing it," so the cause is understandable). Nobody wants to see Michael Jordan in his Washington Wizards phase. It's awkward to watch Derek Jeter flail in New York. The Chris Chelios thing became a farce – I don't even remember when he was great because of those final years.
Dad retired at the extremely young age of 34 after two years in the Los Angeles Kings purple and gold, just before Wayne Gretzky came along. He had two sons who were getting older, his numbers were declining and his knees were starting to make the physical grind more difficult. He chose not to push it and brought the family up to Kelowna, B.C. to settle down.
Sometimes I think he wishes he had played more years, but hey, you never really know when it's the right time to get up and leave the blackjack table. Sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry.
The professional hockey god that is Nicklas Lidstrom, at age 41, has decided to come back for one more year. He'll once again cash a nice paycheck and have another run at the Cup with the perennially solid Detroit Red Wings. With his career and his legacy, he's earned the right to come back if he wants to.
I just wish he wouldn't.
It's not that he's going to enter the sad 'MJ' or Jeter or Chelios phase – he plays a smart game and he's hardly shown much decline at this point. After all, he's the favorite to win the Norris Trophy in a couple days for the seventh time in his career.
It's just that at some point, everyone gets slightly worse. Not "bad"…just worse.
He had the opportunity to do something completely unheard of – win the Norris and retire. The concept of that is mind-boggling. Returning won't sully his legacy any and may in fact add to it, but I just hate that there's the slightest hair of a possibility he might come back and not play up to Lidstrom-like levels, or worse, get hurt. He's accomplished it all. I wanted to see it end like that.
The game is getting faster and faster, the men bigger and bigger and he's only going to go in the opposite direction from here on out. I don't want to see Taylor Hall roast him wide or Jordin Tootoo plow him into the boards. Lidstrom is hockey royalty.
I understand him making the choice to return. He understands "Norris" means "had the best NHL season of any defenseman" and must know that even if he tails off a bit, he can't fall that far very fast. He wants to help his team make another push and, of course, it's always nice to receive another year of big money.
I just don't want him to look mortal and I fear that may happen.
Training techniques, our understanding of nutrition and medical advances allow players to play a lot longer than they ever used to. Maybe my Dad would've played more years had he been privy to these tools…but it's not like they completely reverse the effects of aging.
Mark Recchi just had an effective season at age 43, but it's an entirely different situation. He altered his game a great deal to do it by becoming a hard-nosed grinder and chipping in where he could (still, his stride was starting to get just a wee short). Lidstrom doesn't have that option; his game is one of poise and grace, which are only characteristics you can exhibit when you out-talent people by a great deal. Once you don't, it's hard to maintain that cool.
I just want to remember Lidstrom as near flawless, which he's been for an unheard of length of time. I wanted it to be just that and nothing else.
It's tough to know when you've pushed it too far in sports. It's tough to know when the fall-off is going to come. For a man who's been so classy and so unbelievable for so long, I hope he has one last great season in him. I'm sure he knows better than anyone if he does and clearly he believes he can still maintain that high level.
If anyone can do it, it's Nick Lidstrom. Here's hoping he's got one more trick up his sleeve.
Justin Bourne last played for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL and is currently a columnist for USA Today. He excelled with the University of Alaska Anchorage before going on to spend time in the Islanders organization with Bridgeport and Utah. His father, Bob, spent 14 years in the NHL and won four Cups with the Islanders. Justin will blog regularly for THN.com and you can read more of Justin's blogs at jtbourne.com. Follow Justin on Twitter.


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Today AT&T announced they would be the exclusive US carriers of the HTC One X+ and HTC One VX, crushing the hopes of T-Mobile customers who were waiting for the device. We spotted the HTC One X+ with T-Mobile branding, but it appears it was cancelled after AT&T made a deal to confine it to their network.
As expected, the HTC One X+ features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Sense 4+, a faster 1.7 GHz Tegra 3 NVIDIA quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 720p HD screen, increased 64 GB of internal storage, 8 megapixel rear-facing HD camera, and larger 2100 mAh battery. HTC claims the HTC One X+ is up to 67% faster and has up to 50% more talktime than the original One X.
"We are taking the HTC Oneâ"¢ X to a new level with the introduction of the new HTC One X+," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "Our customers will have super-fast browsing, an even better camera and more immersive entertainment with Beats Audio."
HTC said the One X+ will also be coming to other countries, including Europe and North Asia from October and South Asia from November 2012.
Also announced was the HTC One VX, an affordable Android phone with a premium experience. The One VX features Android 4.0 (upgrade to Android 4.1 coming soon), HTC Sense 4, 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 (MSM8930), 4.5-inch qHD super LCD2 display (960×540), 8 GB internal storage, 5 megapixel camera, 1810 mAh battery, and support for AT&T's LTE.
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Due to a surge in enrollment at Iowa State University, a record number of students are attending Iowa's public universities this fall.
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I purchased a RT ticket on Air India from London-Delhi-Dhaka (flying onward to Bhutan with another airline). My nightmare started with my return flight when I was notified via email, the Friday night before my Monday departure, that my flight had been canceled. After many phone calls, it seems the route I had been booked on had been canceled months ago, but I was not informed until the very last minute. This was the first in a long series of problems with my return flight.
After numerous emails and phone calls, Air India eventually re-booked my flight but would not re-issue the ticket (I was told my the Air India agent in Dhaka that I would need to leave the airport and travel to the office in Dhaka to get the ticket 're-issued.' I was told this despite the fact that I did not have a Bangladeshi visa). After even more emails and phone calls, it seemed that everything was settled, the ticket seemed to have been 're-issued.' I was told by the Air India representative in Dhaka, Bangladesh, I'll refer to this person as Mr. **, that I would be booked on a flight out of Dhaka on the day I had originally planned to travel.
During the many emails and phone calls, I told Mr. ** that I that I am a US passport holder and am unable to stay in Bangladesh or India without a Visa, so the flight he had booked, with short layovers, seemed suitable. However, when I arrived in Dhaka, I was not allowed to board the flight. Over 10 different Dhaka airport staff members told me I needed an Indian Visa for this flight. I do not know if that was true or a misunderstanding, however, I was not allowed to board the flight and met another non-Indian passenger who encountered the same situation.
I faced a huge problem because there was no one at the Dhaka airport who could assist me with getting on a proper flight. I also did not have a Bangladesh cell phone, so I had no way to make contact with Air India. After several hours of trying to get on another flight, I realized I had no other option but to buy a Visa on arrival at the Dhaka airport and try to get to the Air India office in town.
The Air India agent in Dhaka, Mr. **, eventually changed my ticket to a flight the next day (20 hours later), but he refused to book me into a hotel. He said he 'had helped me enough.' This man had booked me onto a flight I was unable to board without an Indian Visa, knowing full well I am an American passport holder WITHOUT an Indian Visa. He then refused to assist me after his error caused me to be stranded in Dhaka during a violent strike. I was forced to buy a Visa in Dhaka and had to spend money on cab rides and a hotel room for the night, because of Mr. **'s error. My life was also put in danger as I was stranded in a city during a violent strike.
My fiance phoned Air India for me and told them about these issues with my flight and the agent he spoke with kindly offered to upgrade the Delhi - London leg of my flight to business class. This seemed like fair compensation. When I eventually arrived in Delhi, in transit to my London flight, I informed the guy at the check in counter that my flight should have been upgraded to business class. The agent refused to look into this and dismissed me. I asked to speak to supervisor. This man laughed at me and shook his head at me BEFORE I EVEN EXPLAINED THE SITUATION.
Once he allowed me to explain, he told me that Air India would never upgrade a customer due to this type of situation. I told him that an agent had upgraded the flight and he then lied and told me ONLY the CAPTAIN of the flight could upgrade a passenger. Clearly, the Air India supervisor in the Delhi airport has no regard for customers. This man told me a flat out lie and refused to look in the computer and see if my flight had been upgraded.
After I kept insisting that my flight really had been upgraded, he told me I needed to have something in writing in order to get the upgrade. Basically, the guy kept coming up with new lies and laughing at me until I was too exhausted to argue with him and gave up.
To add to this already awful experience, Air India 'mishandled' my checked in luggage in Delhi. When I arrived in London, I received a phone call saying the bag had been found and would be put on the next flight. I felt relieved that the nightmare was over. Unfortunately, the nightmare was far from over! It took me nearly a month of phoning Air India's baggage departments in London and Delhi, on a daily basis, in order to get the bag sent to me in London. I was hung up on and lied to, too many times to count. I was offered a mere $70 for 'emergency' clothing, which was a joke considering I am in England during the winter.
It took multiple, daily, persistent, long distance and international phone calls before I finally got in touch with one man in the baggage department in the Delhi airport who agreed to personally make sure the bag was sent. Finally it arrived. Interestingly, there was a 'RUSH' sticker on the bag dated the same date it had been found (the day I arrived in London), with all my contact and flight information on it. Clearly, they had the information needed to send the bag to the correct destination, but it must have been sitting in a smelly room somewhere (when it arrived, all the contents were inside, but everything stunk like old cigar smoke).
I would never again fly on this absolutely horrible airline and I would warn anyone traveling in or around India to avoid this airline at all costs. I have traveled to over 30 countries on a range of different airlines and this has undoubtedly been the most awful travel experience of my life!
My folks were supposed to get in their flight today from Newark to Mumbai, but I wasn't surprised when they weren't put on it as Air India is globally recognized for its incompetence. Their staff was pathetic as usual. My dad wears an artificial limb and I wish the Air India management could understand his plight, but they can't. No wheelchair assistance for the entire 3 hours we waited in the line. We were on time but the back-logged passengers from the previous day were given preference over the hundreds like us who were supposed to leave today.
The only announcement made was by the manager (who happened to scurry to a meeting when the rest of us were waiting to check in to their pathetic flight) without even getting his message on the Public Address System. So, after waiting for 2 hours, I decide to pick a soda and I miss the alert. Tough luck. I wish I could sue these morons but I don't have the time nor the desire to see them again, even in court. I tried to give this once-prestigious company a chance, but no, they simply disappoint us to no avail. Thank you Air India for ruining an entire day for us. I'm glad your company's going to dissolve. I'm sure it'll be quick if you keep going this way.
DELHI INDIA -- I and a friend were to end our trip to India with AI137 from Delhi to Frankfurt on 9/24/05. Of course there were also hundreds more passengers, Indians, Germans, Italians, Swiss and Belgian. The flight was supposed to take off at 7:30 am. After sitting in the jet a while the pilot let on that there was a problem with the brakes and he would not fly it. He announced that the plane we could see to our right would be used instead and we would continue to that one without needing to go through security again.
This never happened and it was announced that another jet was being flown in for us. This never happened. No Air India employees could provide real information on when we would really be able to take off. After sitting around 5-6 hours on the jet we were herded off to various gates a while for the brakes to be worked on. At this point a friend requested a blanket for me because I had a high fever and chills in the cold airport and was simply told NO!
At 1 pm we were again herded into a filthy bus (at least the one I was in) and to the Centaur Hotel. My room had a wet mould stain growing in one corner. At 11 PM more busloads of people arrived and we were carted back to the airport - according to AI because we had a flight at 1 AM. We boarded a plane many hours after 1 AM and this also didn't take off. The pilot still refused to fly it. (Apparently no other jets are available in Air India's entire "FLEET".)
After being shuttled around more gates we were told to collect our baggage and we would be carted back to the Centaur again. The moving of baggage made it easy for at least one of our passenger's luggage to be picked off by thieves. One of the Indian nationals got a hold of a reporter from NDTV who met us out front of the airport and we did a TV interview in hopes of making Air India ashamed enough of their behavior to provide another plane. After the interviews ran Air India became much friendlier and sent out 3 reps to Centaur to get us on Lufthansa flights. (43 hours later?)
Even this was pathetic. First these reps appeared at a desk in the lobby of the Centaur with no notification of the passengers. Those lucky enough to catch the rumor of their appearance knew of their presence. We were promised a flight out that night. Later acting on another rumor of AI employees in a room at the Centaur I went to this room and discovered to my dismay that we were NOT in fact yet booked on a flight out and needed to go through the entire process again... competing with a growing angry mob of fellow passengers.
I hope that India Tourism realizes that now there are HUNDREDS of tourists whose stories of abuse and mistreatment are going to spread and prevent others from going or returning to India. Unless Air India can redevelop at least the most BASIC of "Customer Service" structures and learn to respond to problems and attend to them (in less than two days). If this had happened due to a natural disaster or a military incident I could have some understanding. This happened due to sloppiness, stupidity, lack or organization, training and customer service skills.
It is impossible to sleep while something like this is going on so the effect on physical and mental health is enormous. Both of us lost a day of work each and were exhausted for the first day of work we were able to go to. Total delay was almost 48 hours and I am sure that no one would have done anything if we hadn't gotten on television. I wasn't disputing the pilot's decision to not fly the plane... I was questioning why an "International" airline would take 2 days to even BEGIN getting us out of the airport.
Also, why an "International" airline would continue to present the same broken plane to the same poor, tired passengers. Also, why an "International" airline would move us around without sleep for two days like a bunch of political prisoners. None of the other passengers I have spoken to could sleep during the two visits to the substandard Centaur.... both times we arrived in the afternoon and were carted back to the airport at 11 pm (1st time) and 9 pm (2nd time). Lack of information and fear of missing any information that might magically appear kept us from sleeping.
One of the most badly managed airline in this universe. The flights are very old... most probably older than me. The Air India staff try their level best to ensure that the worst service is provided to the middle eastern sectors. And don't be surprised to know that these sectors give them maximum profit.
There is a small and beautiful place named Kerala (God's Own Country) down south of Kerala. The Air India staff purposefully do harm to people from this state. 90% of flights from Calicut (CCJ) depart 2 days after the scheduled date of departure. And the civil aviation authority hasn't provided permission to any other foreign airline to operate from this airport. Very disappointing when so many foreign airlines are operation from two other airports from the same state. Very very pathetic situation.
LAX-FRA, CALIFORNIA -- I had a flight with Air India (AI) from LAX to FRA on 12/30/2006. My connecting flight with Condor to Spain was to leave about 4 hours after the scheduled arrival with AI in Frankfurt. I thought that this would be more than enough but AI decided to cancel the flight: there were only 17 passengers and the flight would have turned out unprofitable for them.
They offered me a flight with Air France via Paris and I explained that I would miss my flight to Spain with Condor. The LAX manager promised that they would send a fax to Frankfurt and take care of that. Arriving in Frankfurt there was nobody at the AI counter, Condor had not received any message from AI and I had to spend the night in Frankfurt. When I tried to get some kind of compensation for my damages, AI told me: "you were traveling on two separate tickets, we are not liable for anything."
I believed that flying with Air India would save me money but at the end I ended up paying more money for a miserable service. The ticket from LAX to FRA was $ 550,- My damages (extra ticket, hotel, taxi, food, cost of rental car that I had already paid for on 12/31) added up to over $ 400. The service on my return flight with AI was probably inspired by indian train traveling, the plane dirty, broken seats, toilet smell from my seat.... Definitely the first and the last time I used these guys.


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Clarice Baker Villa, 69
Clarice Baker Villa, 69, of Fort Hall, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at Parke View Care and Rehab Center in Burley.
She was born Dec. 31, 1943 at Fort Hall to Harrison and Pauline Broncho Baker.
Clarice has lived most of her life in Fort Hall and lived a short time in California and Washington. She attended school in Fort Hall and Blackfoot. Following graduation she attended college at Idaho State University and in California.
She married Raul Villa; they were later divorced.
Clarice worked as a secretary for the Sho-Ban Tribes in various capacities. Most recently she worked for Water Resources.
She loved to travel and was always on the go. She was a spiritual woman and could always be found watching the sundancers. Her pride and joy were her grandkids and up until her illness she cared for them.
She is survived by her son, Harry Villa; daughter, Maria Villa Irwin; brother, David Baker, all of Fort Hall; sister, Loretta Seaman of Washington and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Damen, Donald and Byron; sisters, Roma Zetta Baker Sheppard and Elenore Baker and half-sister Tootsie.
Clarice was taken to the Buckley Blackhawk residence, near the intersection of Sheepskin and Bench Roads, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Traditional burial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at Cedars Cemetery in Fort Hall.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hawker Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family at email@example.com.


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NACCHO Honors 38 Local Health Departments with Model Practice Award
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Model Practices Award Given to 38 Outstanding Local Health Departments
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2013)—
As part of its 2013 annual conference,the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will honor 38 local health departments across the country for implementing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable outcomes in response to an identified public health need. Each project receiving a Model Practice award was reviewed by a committee of peers (other local health department professionals) and selected from a group of 101 applications.
"Local health departments are constantly innovating as they help improve the lives of the people they serve," said NACCHO Executive Director Robert Pestronk. "The Model Practice program recognizes and lifts up groundbreaking activities that leaders across the public health world can use in their own communities to promote health and safety."
For 10 years, NACCHO's Model Practice program has honored local initiatives. All model practices are catalogued in an online, searchable database in areas ranging from immunization to infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. The NACCHO Model Practice database allows users to benefit from colleagues' experiences, to learn what works, and to ensure that resources are used wisely on effective programs that have been implemented with good results. It also enables NACCHO to share information with key stakeholders and media about the good work being done by local health departments across the country. Read more about these award-winning programs at http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/
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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the nation's 2,800 local governmental health departments. These city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities.


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2012-2013 (Jr.): Appeared in and started in all 25 games...Averaged team-high 15.1 points and 1.6 steals in 30.4 minutes per game. All-SCIAC 2nd Team.
2011-2012 (So.): Appeared in all 26 of the Athenas' 26 games, making 13 starts… Averaged 8.6 pts and 2.6 rebounds in 23.7 mins per game… Scored game high 18 pts vs. Arizona Christian (12/10/11) and 15 pts vs. University of Redland (2/11/12)… Scored game high 7 rebounds vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (12/29/11).
2010-2011 (Fr.): Appeared in all 27 of the Athenas' 27 games, making 4 starts… Averaged 8.0 pts and 3.3 rebounds in 22.4 mins per game... scored season/game high 24 pts vs. Cal Tech (2/19/11) … Scored game high 12 pts vs. Bethany Lutheran and (11/19/10) 18 pts vs. Pomona-Pitzer (2/22/11).
High School: Was a 2010 graduate of Lakeside High School located in Seattle, Washington. Played 3 years varsity basketball … Junior year Captain, 3rd Team All Metro… Senior year State Athlete of the week, 2nd Team All Metro, Team MVP, Captain… 2007-2008: Metro Champions, ranked 2nd in District, 8th in State… 2008-2009: ranked 4th in State…4 year letter winner in Lacrosse… 2008, 2009, 2010 Lacrosse State Champions… 2010 Academic All-American… 2010 2nd Team All State, Co-MVP of State Championship Game.
Personal: Born in Seattle, Washington...Daughter of Linda and Doug Barnes…Has two sisters: Cindy Kramer and Crystina Barnes…Classics and Pre-Med major... Spent a month during high school living in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains… most thrilling sports moment was going undefeated and winning the state championship in Lacrosse senior year…High school teammates with fellow CMS basketball player Kyra Ray…Chose CMS because of the great academic possibilities and the athletic competitiveness.
Favorites: Food: Macaroni and Cheese; TV Show: How I Met Your Mother; Book: Slaughter House Five (by Kurt Vonnegut); Things outside of basketball: Baking, cooking, and reading (non-school material).